Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 123 | 123 | 89 | 88 | 109 | 58 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.81m | 4:09AM1.67m | 4:35PM1.81m | 4:49AM1.67m | 5:14PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.32m | 10:07PM0.37m | 10:16AM0.29m | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:58AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 123 | 123 | 89 | 88 | 109 | 154 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 65 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 79 | 23 | 23 | 84 | 57 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 149 | 381 | 304 | 225 | 165 | 160 | 41 | — | 22 | 49 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 83 | 58 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | 60 | — | 28 | 96 | 180 | 72 | 66 | 280 | 412 | 422 | 348 | 245 | 203 | 20 | 50 | 969 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 145 | 81 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 163 | 145 | 39 | 16 | 145 | 220 |
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